Home > Smartphone comparison > Galaxy A14 vs Realme C55 – which one to choose?

Samsung Galaxy A14 vs Realme C55

38 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A14
VS
43 out of 100
Realme C55
Samsung Galaxy A14
Realme C55

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A14 (with MediaTek Helio G80) that was released on February 28, 2023, against the Realme C55, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G88 and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A14
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Realme C55
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Delivers 50% higher peak brightness (655 against 438 nits)
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (22:19 vs 20:40 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)
  • Thinner bezels – 6.3% more screen real estate

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A14 and Realme C55 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
📱 Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

To get an accurate value-for-money index, update the default prices with actual prices from your country’s retailers (for the selected memory configs) and press the "Calculate" button.
Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
51.1
(Average)
Value Index
18.3
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A14
vs
Realme C55

Display

Type PLS TFT IPS LCD
Size 6.6 inches 6.72 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2408 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 400 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 450 nits 680 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate - 180 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.4% 86.7%
Display tests
RGB color space 97.3% 100%
PWM 343500 Hz Not detected
Response time 26 ms 21 ms
Contrast 989:1 1471:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A14
438 nits
Realme C55 +50%
655 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 167.7 mm (6.6 inches) 165.6 mm (6.52 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) 7.89 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 189.5 g (6.68 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green, Red Blue, Green, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A14
80.4%
Realme C55 +8%
86.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A14 and Realme C55
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G88
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
L3 cache 1 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 48 48
GPU clock 950 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~91.2 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A14 and Realme C55
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A14
413
Realme C55 +3%
425
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A14
1364
Realme C55 +4%
1413
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1077 -
Single-core score 413 425
Multi-core score 1364 1413
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A14
334947
Realme C55 +9%
365001
CPU 131446 144055
GPU 25675 28590
Memory 76235 86093
UX 101591 106263
Total score 334947 365001
Samples [4 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 79
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Galaxy A14
180
Realme C55 +5%
189
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 180 189
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy A14
6355
Realme C55 +39%
8848
Web score 5734 7970
Video editing 4036 6216
Photo editing 9919 19772
Data manipulation 5749 6109
Writing score 7939 9516
Submit your benchmark results

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A14
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-24 (.)Geekbench 6 GPU1028
📘 2026-06-24 (.)AnTuTu 11334947
📘 2026-06-13 -> Nino_anesAnTuTu 11261998
📘 2026-02-07 (Breno Barbosa)AnTuTu 11341488
📘 2025-11-20 (.)CPU Throttle93%
Add View all (9)
Realme C55
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-30 (PhantomHail)AnTuTu 11386288
📘 2026-04-03 (Dentapov)AnTuTu 11375916
📘 2026-02-08 (may)AnTuTu 11326768
📘 2026-02-08 (.)AnTuTu 11326768
📘 2025-11-21 (sahil)AnTuTu 11365001
Add View all (5)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM One UI Core 5.0 Realme UI 6.0
OS size 17.3 GB 20 GB
OS updates 2 years 1 year
Security updates 3 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (27% in 30 min) Yes (27% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:18 hr 1:09 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:50 hr 07:44 hr
Watching video 12:50 hr 12:22 hr
Gaming 05:38 hr 05:14 hr
Standby 92 hr 124 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A14
20:40 hr
Realme C55 +8%
22:19 hr
Add your battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 9248 x 6944
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 -
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor - Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 17 mm -
Sensor size 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 7 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A14 +13%
90.7 dB
Realme C55
80.6 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced February 2023 March 2023
Release date March 2023 March 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $169 $160
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G - Realme C85
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 33 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Realme C55 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
11 (19.3%)
46 (80.7%)
Total votes: 57

Related comparisons

1. Samsung Galaxy A14 vs Samsung Galaxy A05s
2. Samsung Galaxy A14 vs Samsung Galaxy A05 (4)
3. Samsung Galaxy A14 vs Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
4. Realme C55 vs Realme C67 4G
5. Realme C55 vs Realme C65
6. Realme C55 vs Xiaomi Redmi 12
7. Realme C55 vs Realme C53 (1)
Compare other phones (860+)

User opinions

You can share your opinion or ask a question in the comments below
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!
EnglishРусский